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22 <br /> 1 Commissioner Burroughs said sometimes people are not comfortable with being cut off, <br /> 2 but she is happy with any of the aforementioned options. <br /> 3 Chair Dorosin suggested modifying policy at an upcoming regular meeting as follows: <br /> 4 <br /> 5 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 6 Public Charge <br /> 7 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 8 3. Announcements/Petitions/Board Comments by Board Members (Three Minute Limit Per <br /> 9 Commissioner) <br /> 10 4. Proclamations/Resolutions/Special Presentations <br /> 11 5. Regular Agenda <br /> 12 6. Public Hearings <br /> 13 7. Reports <br /> 14 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 15 • Removal of Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 16 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 17 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 18 9. County Manager's Report <br /> 19 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> 20 11. Appointments — **subject to be moved up if need be <br /> 21 12. Information Items <br /> 22 13. Closed Session <br /> 23 14. Adjournment <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Commissioner Jacobs requested the clerk's office look at appointments that come in, <br /> 26 and note any bi-laws, special considerations of training or other qualifications in the agenda <br /> 27 abstract with the appointment. He noted recent confusion regarding a Board of Health <br /> 28 appointee. <br /> 29 Donna Baker said there is an advisory policy, and bi-laws were adopted in 2012. She <br /> 30 said the Board of Health by-laws were never given to the Clerk or the County Attorney. She <br /> 31 said any board specific information that she has is always included in the abstract. <br /> 32 Commissioner Rich asked if board appointments are being moved up in general, or only <br /> 33 when there is an attached recommendation. <br /> 34 Donna Baker said appointments are typically done once a month. <br /> 35 Chair Dorosin suggested moving them up in general, as appointments typically go <br /> 36 quickly. <br /> 37 Commissioner Jacobs said if a board chair is going to attend, then appointments should <br /> 38 be moved up; but if not, the public does not care to hear appointments and they could be left <br /> 39 towards the end. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 5. For the Board to discuss re-structuring the agenda order to reflect externally <br /> 42 oriented items versus internally oriented agenda items. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Excerpt from the January 27, 2017 BOCC Retreat DRAFT Minutes: <br /> 45 • In response to Chair Dorosin's earlier remarks about the Board's meetings not being as <br /> 46 engaging to the public as they could be, Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board could <br /> 47 consider changing its meeting agendas. The first part of our meeting could be externally <br /> 48 oriented. Then in the middle we could have a presentation from one of the Departments. <br /> 49 We could leave the dais at that point and turn the podium over to the staff. And then we <br /> 50 would come back for the more internally oriented agenda items after that, such as <br />